Infogrames: Atari collapse will not affect our development program
by Ross Miller 
{ Nov 15th 2007 at 2:15PM }
Although Atari has waved goodbye to game development, parent company Infogrames wants you to know that it isn't following in its child's footsteps. In a statement released today (via GameDaily), Infogrames said Atari's decisions "do not undermine the Infogrames Group's ability to carry out its video game development program and to continue selling products under the Atari brand name." The clarification seems oddly unnecessary, given that Atari is just a subsidiary of Infogrames. The holding company also owns Eden Games (Test Drive Unlimited) and Shiny Entertainment (Earthworm Jim, MDK); development will presumably continue as usual.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
NATO_Duke @ Nov 15th 2007 2:22PM
So wait, what happens to Custer's Second Last Stand now?
ThornedVenom @ Nov 15th 2007 4:33PM
TONIGHT WE DINE IN AMERICA.
animeko @ Nov 15th 2007 2:37PM
:( I would love a new MDK
Dale @ Nov 15th 2007 3:24PM
The original was pretty badass. I remember it looking way better than any other games I owned at the time... in hindsight, it probably looks pap, but still.
zero @ Nov 15th 2007 3:33PM
I totally agree animeko. MDK3 would "pwn" as they say.
Snipehunter @ Nov 15th 2007 2:59PM
Uh, correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't Foundation 9 own Shiny? And for that matter, doesn't Interplay own MDK and Earthworm Jim? Or did I accidentally fall back into 1998, again?
I hate it when that happens.
Dale @ Nov 15th 2007 3:23PM
The canned PSP game was being made by Shiny and published by Atari, so it seems the rights may have come full circle... what with Interplay being on shaky ground, they may have sold it. I can't find any specific information.
Fish @ Nov 15th 2007 4:12PM
God, I hate that logo. Its so.. unwieldy. Infogrames: I'll make you a new one for free.
Phi Nguyen @ Nov 15th 2007 4:45PM
Is it just me or does their logo look like a funky Armadillo?
Fish @ Nov 15th 2007 5:12PM
No, I definitely see an armadillo. What that has to do with information, or a "grame"; I have no idea.
Dale @ Nov 15th 2007 7:03PM
You see one because it was one:
http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/7/7d/180px-Grames.png
Back in the mists of time.